at this point, it feels like me vs the overseas team. They run the show while I am their pawn to do tasks. I get worked assigned directly from them and not my manager. I work in silo due to the time zone difference. If I need to update them on my work, I have to schedule on their time zone and this forces me to work more than 8 hours a day. Even when the work is going smoothly, my boss forces me to get periodic checkups with the overseas team. The time zone difference and many vs one model is very tiring. Its just struggling to survive since I work alone while the overseas team has each other to bounce ideas if they get stuck. The hardest challenge is the gatekeeping of information. its hard to keep up with 15+ employees overseas when its just one person in the USA location that is not a manager.
It's scary that this is how Citi envisions the future for all of us. Reposted from @cwb+1uiKb8tM so more people can see it.